Pursuing Strategy

Description:

Formulating a strategy involves complex interactions between politicians, strategic commanders and generals in the field. The authors explore the strategic decisions made during NATO missions in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Afghanistan, Somalia and Libya. They reveal that it is a misconception that overall strategies radiate solely from political leaders. Instead, military officers at an operational level can achieve change as General McChrystal did for Afghanistan in 2009. The authors conclude that NATO cannot succeed in complex operations without the political support for these bottom-up initiatives.

subjects: Modern Military history,  Military policy,  Case studies,  North Atlantic Treaty Organization,  Decision making,  History,  North atlantic treaty organization, armed forces,  Armed Forces,  Strategy,  Operations other than war,  Defence strategy, planning & research,  Military,  Other,  International relations,  Militära operationer,  Politics and Government,  Strategi,  TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING,  Military Science

Times: 20th century,  21st century